“If Morrissey’s a genius then what’s he doing in a f---ing pop group?”

Shane MacGowan on Morrissey

When The Pogues’ singer was sober enough to be intelligible, he had a gift for one-liners, like this 1987 Morrissey missile. See also his quote on Elvis Costello: “We chose Steve Lillywhite to produce our album because he wasn’t as fat and sweaty as our previous producer.”